ARA. 305 



Mr. J. J. Quelcli ob-erved this species on the Abarv Kiver. an J 

 remarks (Timehri (2) ii. p. 373j : — ''The Saiull Macaw ( Ara 

 macuruana) or JEta Parrot crossed the creek mornincr and evening 

 in almost continuous fliohts, but high up and generally out ot" 

 range." 



VH. Ara halini. 



Hahn's Macaw. 



Psittacara Tiahni Souance, Eev. et Mag. tleZool. 1856, p. 58 (Colombia). 

 JtLacrocercus tiobilis (nee Linn.). Calj. in Schomb. Reis. Guian. iii. 



p. 729, 1S48. 

 Ara hahni Salvin. Ibis, 1886. p. 67 (Eoraima. 3500 ft.) : Quelcb, 



Timehri (2) ii. p. 373, 1888 (Abary Eiver j ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. 



Mus. XX. p. 168, 1891 : Lloyd. Timehri (2) ix. p. 275, lb95 ; id. oix 



cit. xi. p. 8. 1897 (nesting-habitsj. 



" The Small Macaw " {Quelch) ; - The Little Green Eta 

 Parrot" (C. A. Lloyd). 



Adult male. General colour above and below grass-green, 

 inclining to blue on the fore part of the head ; under wing-coverts, 

 edge of wing, and shoulder-patch bright scarlet; quill-lining and 

 lower aspect of tail old-gold vellow. 



Total length 296 ram., culmen 27. wing 170, tail 141. 

 tarsus 17. 



The male from ■v\-hich the description is taken Avas collected on 

 the Bonasika Hiver. 



Adult femnle. Similar to the adult male. ^Ving 173 mm. 



The description of the female is taken from an example collected 

 at Lama in September 1896. 



A young bird, from the Upper Takutu Mountains, differs from 

 the adult in being smaller and in the absence of the scarlet 

 shou'.der-patch. 



Breeding-season. '• December and January"' ( (\ ,1. IJoi/d). 



Sest. "It nests in dried trees, especially such as ha^e been 

 destroyed by fire, taking advantage of old Woodpecker-holes, 

 which it often enlarges to suit its requirements" (C. A. IJot/d). 



K<j<is. " It is supposed to lay tljrue or four eggs in a hollow 

 tree'* {Schomhiirqk). 



Range in British (juiana. Upper Takutu ^lountains, Ituiibi«.i 

 River, Bcnasika River, Al»ary Kiver [McConnell collection) •. Al)arv 

 River (Qiulc/t) ; Mount Roraima, 3500 ft. [Whiteli/) ; Savannas 

 near Pirara (Schond>nrgk). 



